Our impact

What difference do we make?

Each year, we report on the impact that our work and your support makes. How many patient visits have we facilitated on board our mobile cancer care units? What difference does this make to patients and our healthcare partners, and what do they think of the service provided?

This report represents our second year delivering against our current 2024-2029 growth strategy, showcasing the progress we’re making towards our ambitious goals for driving cancer care forward.

Click below to discover the incredible impact we’ve made together in bringing cancer care closer to those who need it in their community.

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From our evolving fleet to reaching new communities, this report showcases how every form of support – whether it’s donations, fundraising, volunteering, or advocacy – contributes to our purpose – helping every community to have equal access to cancer services.

As a charity that receives no government funding, it is your support that keeps our units operational and allows us to be there for patients, bringing cancer care closer to where it’s needed. In these challenging times, your continued commitment means more than ever – to us and to the patients who continue to benefit from our services – like Richard, whose experience you can read in the report.

Thank you for being part of our work and helping to drive cancer care forward, together.

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Why not grab a cuppa and dive in?

It’s a great way to see how, thanks to your help, mobile cancer care is changing lives for cancer patients across the country.

Our mobile units are making a real difference – saving patients an average of 61 hours annually that would otherwise be spent travelling to and from or waiting for appointments. For those living with and beyond cancer, this represents a lifetime of benefits, allowing more time with family and friends, with less disruption to work or daily life.

Read about the exciting developments with our new lung health assessment unit, which is making significant strides in delivering crucial lung health checks across Greater Manchester, and explore the inspiring patient stories that demonstrate why community-based cancer care matters.

Mobile cancer care in numbers

15%

of all oncology department activity across our trust partners takes place on board our mobile cancer care units

27,124

patient visits took place on our units last year

97%

of patients found it more convenient to have their cancer care on a mobile unit

16.7

average travel miles saved per visit

96%

of patients rate their experience on board a mobile unit as 5 out of 5

2.6

average number of hours saved per visit

£7.60

patients save an average of £7.60 on things like parking and fuel per visit

84%

of patients found parking more convenient when attending appointments at their local mobile cancer care unit

£212

the daily cost to keep a unit on the road

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It feels more friendly on the unit

When I initially visited the unit, I was having chemo infusions which took around 20 minutes, which still took less time than the journey to the hospital.

read peter's story